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Best small vacuum cleaner for apartment? Have you bought one that isn't too dear and is small with great suction. |
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Loquat seedlings wanted Christchurch I know there are trees in Christchurch as well as Rangiora - does anyone have either the little seedlings that come up, or some seeds please. |
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Earth Bag house Has anyone built one, or live in one.Sometimes referred to as super adobe |
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Waterproof grout in bathroom - question. I have recently had a walk-in shower built into my bathroom. The whole room is tiled. I am puzzled why the grout between the tiles changes colour (darkens) when it gets wet. I assume this is because the grout is absorbing water and not repelling it. Could... |
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Matt black paint for wooden toy Can I assume that matt black spray paint is OK to paint a wooden toy, from a safety point of view? |
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Mixing paint I have 10 litres of paint that is too dark for our liking. Took it back to Resene and they said they can only make it darker, not lighter. Now that I'm home I was thinking of mixing it with some white paint that I have here to get the colour I want. Will ... |
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Feijoa expert wanted I have inherited a feijoa tree which has just started fruiting in earnest. The fruit is quite large with a yum mild taste and is the only feijoa in the garden so must be self fertile. Im moving and would love to be able to identify it and buy one for my n... |
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Drilling into a river stone or rock Realize a masonry drill would do it, but is there a drill bit which would do a tidier job without breaking the stone around the hole? Someone mentioned Diamond drill bits, anyone confirm this? |
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Most reliable Peach variety? Looking to buy a peach tree to plant in the Horowhenua area. Heard Golden Queen is the most "reliable". but seem hard to find. Any other varieties which will fruit reliably? Also Nectarine. cheers |
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Any spray that will inhibit tree growth? We have several eucalyptus trees which we have topped, and would like to try and slow down their growth. Is there any product we can paint on the cut which would get into the trees and slow their growth? |
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How 2 fix heated towel rail broken plastic straps? I have an older style heated towel rail (Electro) which connects from the tubular heated towel rail to the wall support bracket by a plastic strip about 2mm thick x12mm wide). Unfortunately I leant to hard on the towel rail and broke the top 2 plast |
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Copper spray paint Has anyone used this? It needs to look sharp, not just a spray painted object. Peter Fell has one that sounds good but not in a spray can.What is Rustoleum like? |
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Aphids in greenhouse Asking for a friend- they have a greenhouse, about six months old. Is now full of aphids! How to get rid of? Sprays? Thanks. |
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How to re direct water within spouting? Please help me getting this water problem solved? Please have a look at this picture and suggest how I solve this? http://postimg.org/gallery/1zpgx8w02/ |
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Hot water pressure We recently had a log burner with wetback installed (although we haven't had this on yet as we are waiting on the CoC to be issued). Low pressure system. Plumbing was replaced, (was an existing wetback system that hadn't been used in years) in |
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Best underfloor insulation for DIY Howdy, Im looking at putting underfloor insulation in my home. Just after a bit of feedback on what a good insulation to go with for DIY purposes. Cost, ease of insulation and effectiveness. Thanks |
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Plastering foundation wall and cement for patching What is the best product to use to plaster over a foundation wall? I would like to end up with a relatively smooth surface as opposed to what I have now (see |
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Stripping internal rimu doors Have got about 95% paint of the doors, mainly used heat gun. Suggestions to remove last 5%.Thinking about having them dip stripped, anyone done this and where you happy with result, seen some furniture dip stripped years ago and the furniture seemed to ha... |
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Using a RCD then this. Only surge protected. Not RCD protected. |
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Push-mowers so I have a nice powerful motor mower but we have just brought a new house and it has 3 smallish areas to mow. i am thinking a hand mower will be quicker and easier because of access /manuverability (sp) I have looked at new ones in bunnings b |
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Best way to clean / polish brass? I have some brass that needs cleaned up. What is the best way to do this, or best product to use please? |
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Lazy care for fruit trees. I've added more trees and now have about 15 fruit trees on my property. I'm a very lazy gardener and am never going to be able to spray each variety of fruit with the correct spray at the correct time. They got neemed a few months ago when I l |
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Growing pumpkins how many weeks months to grow from seeds? I moved in a nice modern flat with my mate and we are planning on a small vege garden I spent many hours weeding etc and any garden tips would be good to know. |
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F & P refrigerator How do I access the drain cup inside the fridge to clean. Water is pooling in the bottom of the fridge. From the outside at the back of the fridge I have pushed a piece of wire up inside the hose that runs down the back of the fridge but the pipe is still... |
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Kitchen cupboard silicon bumps Self adhesive silicon 'bumps' that you stick on to cushion cupboard doors to stop them banging. Not sure what they are called. Can anyone please tell me where I can buy these? |
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